Colin Holba

BIOGRAPHY

Colin Holba was born on July 8, 1994, in Louisville, Kentucky. He is a Long snapper for the Los Angeles Rams in the NFL.

While in high school, Holba played two years of football and three years of baseball. He also made honor roll for all four years of high school and graduated as valedictorian at Eastern High School.

Holba played college football at the University of Louisville

Holba was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the sixth round, 213th overall, in the 2017 NFL Draft. He was the first Louisville Cardinal to be drafted in the 2017 NFL Draft. On May 11, 2017, the Steelers signed Holba to a four-year, $2.52 million contract with a signing bonus of $129,314.

On November 14, 2017, Holba was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars after long snapper Matt Overton sustained a shoulder injury and was placed on injured reserve. On June 14, 2018, Holba was waived by the Jaguars. On December 5, 2018, Holba signed a two-year deal with the San Francisco 49ers as a replacement for suspended long-snapper Kyle Nelson. On September 17, 2019, Holba was released by the 49ers. On November 12, 2019, Holba was signed to the New York Giants practice squad. On April 28, 2020, the Giants waived Holba. On December 9, 2020, Holba was signed to the Los Angeles Rams' practice squad. On December 29, 2020, Holba was signed by the San Francisco 49ers off the Rams practice squad. He was waived on January 6, 2021. On January 15, 2021, Holba was signed to the Los Angeles Rams practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 18, 2021.